[TCN] Thursday, July 6, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Thursday, July 6, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Deputy FAA Chief Reaffirms 2020 ADS-B Mandate

AINonline

2) Panama Facing Airspace Overhaul Challenge

Air Traffic Management

3) Imagining the Airport of the Future with Today's IoT Technologies

IoT For All

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google Maps Gains Local Guides Widget and Transit Transfer Reminders

MacRumors

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) New Zealand Transport Minister Announces Study Into How Nation's Economy Can Benefit from ITS

Computerworld New Zealand

New Zealand Government news release

6) Idaho, California, Colorado Transportation Agencies Turn to Smart Technologies to Save Time, Money on Road Projects

Government Technology

PARKING

7) For 23 World Cities, a Visual Inventory of Parking Lots

CityLab

ROADWAYS

8) Judge Tosses Seattle Speeding Ticket Over Wordy Sign

KIRO-TV

9) Federal Approval Will See Muni Red Lanes Spread to 50 Streets Across San Francisco

San Francisco Chronicle

10) Island of Texel Uses Glowing Roadway Markings to Replace Some Streetlights

ZDNet

11) Florida Father Pushes for 'Autism Child' Signs to Slow Drivers

WTVT-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Safety Management

Transportation Research Record

TELEMATICS

13) Big Brother in Your Car May Make You a Better Driver

University of British Columbia

TRANSIT

14) Moovit Wants to Use Its Crowdsourced Mapping Data to Transform Public Transportation

VentureBeat

15) MBTA to Test New Way to Help Blind Find Bus Stops

Boston Globe

16) E-Tickets for Athens Public Transport Set for More Delays

Kathimerini

17) Juneau's Capital Transit Launches New App, Website

Juneau Empire

18) National Advertising Effort Needed by Local Transit Agencies

Mobility Lab commentary

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Alliance of UK Radio Stations Strike Deal for Traffic Information

RadioToday

Travel for Media news release

News Releases

1) The Monitor from Eberle Design and Reno A&E - July 2017

2) BVRLA Explores Fleet Attitudes to Connected Vehicle Data

3) Ask Mississippi Alexa App Now Offers Local Traffic Alerts

Solicitation

-  Nominations Sought - 2017 Outstanding Woman of the Year - League of Railway Industry Women

Upcoming Events

NOCoE Webinar: Solar Eclipse Planning and Preparation One Month Out: Communications, Emergency Management and Travel Estimates - July 27

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[TCN] Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) ESA Drone Operates in Radio-Free Zone

Air Traffic Management

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Copenhagen Uses Tech to Tackle Two-Wheel Traffic Jams

NPR's All Things Considered

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Transport for London Launches Map to Help Tube Riders with Claustrophobia

DigitalLook

TfL news release

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

 

4) One Year On, Many Projects of Indian Prime Minister's Pune Smart City Initiative Still in Pipeline

Hindustan Times

 

MARITIME

 

5) Maritime Current Affairs Program Recognized at Ghana Shipping Awards

GhanaWeb

 

6) Ten Smart Ship Applications for an Intelligent Future

MarineLink

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Train Safety Program Proposed for Mansfield, Massachusetts Schools

Wicked Local Mansfield

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Beijing to Slow Down Traffic by Confusing Drivers with Optical Illusions

The Beijinger

 

9) Visibility and Work Zone Traffic Control

Transportation Research Record

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Dust Storm Detector Will Alert Arizona Drivers to Freeway Hazards

Cronkite News

 

TRANSIT

 

11) SEPTA Invests in Real-Time Data

Philadelphia Inquirer

 

12) World Bank Gives 13 Crore to Make Chandigarh's Public Transport System Intelligent

Chandigarh Metro

World Bank news release

 

 

News Releases

1) KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas Adds Live Traffic Map to Digital Lineup

2) TomTom High Definition Map for Autonomous Driving Now Covers Western Europe

3) TomTom and Baidu Partner to Develop Unified High Definition Maps for Autonomous Driving

4) Mouser Electronics and Grant Imahara Launch 'Shaping Smarter Cities' Video Series

5) Texas DOT Launches Quiz to Educate Drivers on Safe Driving Behaviors

 

 

Upcoming Events

NICET Prep Workshops - July 15, 22, 29, August 5 - West Windsor, New Jersey

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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🇺🇸  Tuesday, July 4, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey 🎆

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AVIATION

 

1) Robots to Aid Tourists, Clean Floors at South Korean Airport

AP

 

2) Japan's Justice Ministry Unveils Plan for Facial Recognition to Speed Up Airport Entry/Exit

Japan Times

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Frustrated with Red-Light Cameras in Texas? You're Not Alone

Star-Telegram

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) European Space Agency Identifies Problems Behind Failing Clocks on Galileo

AFP

 

OTHER

 

5) Fairwood Group to Build World's Largest Electric Transport Network in India

Swarajya

 

PARKING

 

6) Widget Takes Guessing Out of Sacramento Airport Parking

Sacramento Bee

 

RAILROADS

 

7) California's North County Transit District Gears Up for PTC Revenue Service Demo

Progressive Railroading

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Calgary Plans Major Upgrade to Traffic Light Controls

Metro Toronto

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Transport Canada Proposes Requiring Security Awareness Training for All Rail Employees

Progressive Railroading

 

10) US Senate Bill Will Require Sensor to Prevent Hot Car Deaths

AP

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

11) EU Court Says Part of Uber Services Are Illegal

New Europe

European Court of Justice opinion

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

12) New Virginia Hurricane Preparedness Plans Call for Evacuation by Zones

Virginian-Pilot

 

TRANSIT

 

13) New York Times Seeking Commuters to Help Report on NYC-Area Rail Woes

New York Times

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Ford Exec: Company Is Making 'Great Progress' on Driverless Car

Detroit Free Press

 

15) Driverless Cars' Animal Detection Systems Having Difficulty with Kangaroos

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

 

News Releases

1) TU Darmstadt Scientists Research Infrastructure-less Communication Networks for Times of Crisis

2) Real-Time Travel Information for Sydney Motorists Expands

 

 

Upcoming Events

IRF Winter Maintenance Workshop - September 26-27 - Istanbul

 

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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[TCN] Monday, July 3, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Monday, July 3, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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Eberle Design Inc.'s iCITE® Data Aggregator DA-300® Offers Real-Time Traffic & Arterial Data with Cabinet Monitoring

 

From the Intelligent Cabinet Interface to Traffic Equipment (iCITE®) suite of products, the iCITE® Data Aggregator DA-300® accesses real-time intersection and arterial traffic data from any traffic cabinet, via high-speed internal or external communications devices, regardless of the traffic controller or central ITS system. These devices are also designed to endure temperature extremes and are well suited for solar powered applications. In cooperation with any iCITE Ready™ data analytics partner, the DA-300® can provide turning movement counts, amber/red actuations, arrivals on red, detector failures, preemption details, communications and power failures/alerts, split and interval timing data, travel time and the Purdue Coordination Diagram, based upon Hi Resolution Data, all tailored to provide Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures via a Cloud-based user-friendly interface. Wi-Fi equipped and travel time ready. For more information, visit www.editraffic.com or kindly contact John Shearer, EDI Sales Manager, at jshearer@editraffic.com.  

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Denmark's Billund Airport Invests in IoT System to Improve Passenger Experience

Internet of Business

 

CAMERAS

 

2) More Than Carpool Karaoke, These New Features Persuade Drivers to Buy Dash Cams

Ars Techica

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Navigation Wars: Google Maps vs Waze vs Apple Maps

Android Authority

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

 

4) Intelligent Traffic System for Hyderabad Hits Major Roadblock

New Indian Express

 

5) ITS Podcast: Vehicle Data, Smart Mobility and Transportation Electrification

IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

 

6) New Edition of Thinking Highways (Europe/Rest of the World Edition) Now Online

Thinking Highways

 

MARITIME

 

7) How Shipping Giant Maersk Dealt with a Malware Meltdown

Wired

 

8) Smart Port in Rotterdam Confounded by Cyberattack

DutchNews

 

9) US Coast Guard Decries Increase in Fake Distress Calls in Great Lakes, Asks for Public's Help

Plain Dealer

 

10) US Coast Guard Draws Legal Line on App-Based Boat Services as Charters

Lake Sun Leader

 

OTHER

 

11) 'Netflix for Transportation' Is a Trillion-Dollar Market by 2030 - and this Toyota-Backed Finnish Startup Is in Pole Position to Seize It

Business Insider Nordic

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) English Traffic Signs Start to Be Installed in Tokyo

Yomiuri Shimbun

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) UK Government Plans to Install Digital Force Fields Around Iconic Buildings to Prevent Terror Attacks

FirstPost

Trak Global Group news release

 

14) 'Today's Drunk Driving': Oregon Law Would Ban All Mobile Device Use in the Car

KOMO-TV

 

15) Illinois Sheriff, Hospital Launch Class for Drivers with Autism

Daily Herald

 

16) Abu Dhabi Becomes First Airport to Lift US Laptop Ban

Independent

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

17) An Encryption System That Hides Your Travel Data from Uber

Mediacom

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) Young UK Motorists Could Be Penalized by Insurers Even if Driving Below Speed Limit

This is Money

 

TRANSIT

 

19) New Podcast Aims to Change the Conversation About Public Transit

Next City

 

20) The SEPTA Key and What Happened to Philly Transit When TransPasses Died

Billy Penn

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

21) This Is How Boston Manages Traffic Lights - But Not for Much Longer

Boston Globe

 

VEHICLES

 

22) Volkswagen Jumps on the V2V Bandwagon, Plans to Launch System in 2019

The Drive

 

23) FTC Workshop on Connected Cars Raises Issues of Data Breaches and Privacy

Broadband Breakfast

 

24) Daimler's New Bus Tech Will Automatically Brake for Pedestrians

CNET

Daimler news release

 

25) ScreenDrive: Mini Cooper's Countryman Is the Ultimate '90s Gadget

The Verge

 

 

News Release

1) Maryland State Highway Administration Honors Veterans with Monthly Feature About Highway Signs

 

 

Upcoming Events

NOCoE Webinar: Traffic Incident Response Week 2017: We Are All in This Together - July 13

 

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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